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Dress
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Marks or LabelsHandwritten in pencil on front bodice lining: Mlle Beique
Printed on underarm pads: Kleinert's / GEM / GUARANTEED / (...) U.S. PAT. OFF. / MADE IN CANADA / DOUBLE COVERED / CRESCENT / 3 2 50
Date
1920-1929
Medium / Technique
Silk damask, silk taffeta, glazed cotton plain weave, linen plain weave, cotton tulle, silk satin ribbon, cotton lace, boning, silver metal hook and eye, cotton twill tape
Dimensions135.8 cm (length); bust: 72.6 cm (circumference); waist: 64.6 cm (circumference); sleeve: 45.2 cm (length)
ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Main Garments
Object NumberMMQ1993.19.02
CollectionMusée de la mode
CreditGift of Suzanne Bernardin
NotesThe Comtesse d’Estaing
A pencilled inscription in the lining of the bodice of this dress, “Mlle Béïque,” was the clue linking it to this ball. Andrée Béïque of Montreal appears to have had it copied from the well-known illustration Les Adieux by Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune. The wired lace collar seen in her portrait has since been disassembled and the lace placed flat along the edges of the neckline.
A pencilled inscription in the lining of the bodice of this dress, “Mlle Béïque,” was the clue linking it to this ball. Andrée Béïque of Montreal appears to have had it copied from the well-known illustration Les Adieux by Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune. The wired lace collar seen in her portrait has since been disassembled and the lace placed flat along the edges of the neckline.
Status
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